1 1-2 From the apostle Peter to the strangers scattered among the elect chosen with foreknowledge by God through the sprinkling of Jesus's blood.
5-7 God will keep you in the faith until the last day, when Jesus will appear.
13 So gird up the loins of your mind.
17 God doesn't respect anyone, but judges everyone by their works.
19-20 The precious blood of Jesus was ordained before the creation of the world but revealed in these last times.
22 Love each other.
24 All flesh is as grass, which is here today and gone tomorrow.
2 1 Avoid evil, malice, hypocrisy, and envy. Don't speak badly about others.
3-4 The Lord is a living stone.
5 And so are you.
11 As strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts.
13 Obey the king, and all human laws and authorities.
14 They exist to encourage good behavior and punish evildoers.
17 Fear God. Honor the king.
18 Slaves, obey your masters, not only the ones who are good and gentile, but the evil ones as well.
3 1 Wives, obey your husbands.
3 Don't braid your hair, wear gold jewelry, or fancy clothes.
5 That's how holy women did it in the good old days.
They trusted in God and obeyed their husbands.
6 Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord.
7 Husbands, honor your wife, as the weaker vessel.
15 Be ready to explain and defend your beliefs to those who ask about them.
18 Christ suffered for the just and the unjust.
19 He preached to the spirits in prison.
20 Among whom were the people who were drowned in the flood, from which only eight people survived.
4 6 The gospel was preached to dead people.
7 The end of the world is coming soon.
8 Above all things, love one another. Because love covers a multitude of sins.
9 Be hospitable, without complaining.
15 Don't murder, steal, be a busybody, or do any other kind of evil to each other.
17 If we misbehave, we'll be punished. But it'll be much worse for nonbelievers!
18 If righteous people are just barely saved, what will happen to the ungodly?
5 8 Watch out, because the devil is like a roaring lion, walking around, looking for people to eat.
12 I wrote this short letter with Silvanus.
13 The church in Babylon sends you greetings, as does Mark.
14 Greet each other with a kiss of love. Amen.
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